TvangesteFirestorm

Just the second full-length release from Russians Tvangeste, Firestorm is a roaring synthesis of black metal and classical music. Rather than relying on keyboards and a solitary opera singer, Tvangeste enlists the Baltic Symphony Orchestra and the Prussian Chamber Choir to expand beyond the vocals, flute and violin already onboard, with tumultuous results. Relating a tale of past warfare, Firestorm deals with warriors and battles, heroes and bravery, as well as sorrow and death; a preface in the liner notes sets the struggle in "Great Prussia in 1255. Tvangestes symphonic arrangements and searing black metal capture both the storys violence and its emotional turmoil, dramatic titles like "Fire in Our Hearts or "Tears Will Wash Off the Blood justified by the grandiose sounds they describe.
(Neoblast)